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118,969 PGK

$32,851 USD

43,457 PGK

$12,000 USD
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Average Salary / Papua New Guinea

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Average salary in Papua New Guinea is 118,969 PGK per year. The most typical earning is 43,457 PGK. All data are based on 350 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 130,011 PGK. Women receive a salary of 90,899 PGK.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians III with average income 234,310 PGK and Marketing, Sales, Purchase with income 217,651 PGK.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with High School with salary of 191,576 PGK. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of 173,107 PGK.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 16-20 Years of experience receive salary of 228,878 PGK. Employees with 20+ Years of experience receive 184,333 PGK.

Levels / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

Salary Levels (PGK) per Year Surveys [%]
10,900 PGK - 18,099 PGK
0 n/a
18,100 PGK - 36,199 PGK
54 100%
15.43%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
36,200 PGK - 54,299 PGK
60 84.57%
17.14%
54,300 PGK - 72,399 PGK
52 67.43%
14.86%
72,400 PGK - 90,499 PGK
35 52.57%
10%
90,500 PGK - 108,599 PGK
29 42.57%
8.29%
108,600 PGK - 126,699 PGK
20 34.29%
5.71%
126,800 PGK - 144,899 PGK
18 28.57%
5.14%
144,900 PGK - 162,999 PGK
17 23.43%
4.86%
163,000 PGK - 181,099 PGK
6 18.57%
1.71%
181,100 PGK - 199,199 PGK
11 16.86%
3.14%
199,200 PGK - 217,299 PGK
3 13.71%
0.86%
217,300 PGK - 235,399 PGK
4 12.86%
1.14%
235,400 PGK - 253,499 PGK
3 11.71%
0.86%
253,500 PGK - 271,599 PGK
8 10.86%
2.29%
271,600 PGK - 289,699 PGK
3 8.57%
0.86%
289,700 PGK - 307,799 PGK
1 7.71%
0.29%
307,800 PGK - 325,899 PGK
4 7.43%
1.14%
325,900 PGK - 343,999 PGK
1 6.29%
0.29%
344,000 PGK - 362,099 PGK
4 6%
1.14%
362,100 PGK - 380,299 PGK
2 4.86%
0.57%
380,300 PGK - 398,399 PGK
0 n/a
398,400 PGK - 416,499 PGK
3 4.29%
0.86%
416,500 PGK - 434,599 PGK
2 3.43%
0.57%
434,600 PGK - 452,699 PGK
0 n/a
452,700 PGK - 470,799 PGK
1 2.86%
0.29%
470,800 PGK - 488,899 PGK
0 n/a
488,900 PGK - 506,999 PGK
1 2.57%
0.29%
507,000 PGK - 525,099 PGK
0 n/a
525,100 PGK - 543,199 PGK
0 n/a
HIGH SALARIES
543,200 PGK - 579,399 PGK
2 2.29%
0.57%
579,400 PGK - 615,599 PGK
0 n/a
615,700 PGK - 651,899 PGK
0 n/a
651,900 PGK - 688,099 PGK
2 1.71%
0.57%
688,100 PGK - 724,299 PGK
2 1.14%
0.57%
724,300 PGK - 760,499 PGK
0 n/a
760,500 PGK - 796,699 PGK
0 n/a
796,700 PGK - 832,899 PGK
0 n/a
832,900 PGK - 869,199 PGK
2 0.57%
0.57%
869,200 PGK - 905,399 PGK
0 n/a
905,400 PGK - 1,267,499 PGK
0 n/a
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Gender / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 212 130,011 PGK
2 Women 115 90,899 PGK

Education / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 High School 13 191,576 PGK
2 Masters Degree 46 173,107 PGK
3 Doctorate Degree 4 137,616 PGK
4 Bachelors Degree 209 116,974 PGK
5 Some College 78 79,310 PGK

Experience / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 16-20 Years 24 228,878 PGK
2 20+ Years 41 184,333 PGK
3 12-16 Years 39 175,280 PGK
4 8-12 Years 72 115,887 PGK
5 4-8 Years 86 84,742 PGK
6 2-4 Years 46 80,034 PGK
7 0-1 Year 19 62,289 PGK
8 1-2 Years 23 54,322 PGK

Age / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 56-60 6 453,410 PGK
2 51-55 5 280,303 PGK
3 41-45 36 191,938 PGK
4 46-50 15 158,621 PGK
5 n/a 23 158,259 PGK
6 36-40 62 109,731 PGK
7 31-35 88 104,298 PGK
8 26-30 83 85,829 PGK
9 76-99 1 55,770 PGK
10 21-25 29 45,992 PGK
11 14-20 2 41,284 PGK

Work Type / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 4 162,604 PGK
2 Contract 78 126,389 PGK
3 Permanent 263 117,336 PGK
4 Part Time 5 55,046 PGK

Cities / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Port Moresby 285 120,957 PGK
2 --Other-- 65 110,817 PGK

Career Groups / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Engineers & Technicians III 3 234,310 PGK
2 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 10 217,651 PGK
3 Engineers & Technicians V 3 216,564 PGK
4 Management & Business 51 193,387 PGK
5 Engineers & Technicians IV 4 182,885 PGK
6 Finance & Banking 12 158,621 PGK
7 Law 11 137,978 PGK
8 Aviation & Shipping 8 131,460 PGK
9 Properties & Real Estates 2 130,373 PGK
10 Hotels & Tourism 4 123,492 PGK
11 Media 5 117,336 PGK
12 Health Care & Medical II 8 116,974 PGK
13 Human Resources 34 114,801 PGK
14 Logistics, Road, Railway 5 109,731 PGK
15 IT & Programming 28 103,936 PGK
16 Geography & Geodesy 1 99,953 PGK
17 Accounting & Administration 57 98,866 PGK
18 Construction & Labor Workers 6 97,780 PGK
19 Making Design 2 91,623 PGK
20 Health Care & Medical 8 91,261 PGK
21 Architect Constructions 5 88,364 PGK
22 Engineers & Technicians II 2 84,380 PGK
23 Engineers & Technicians 30 76,051 PGK
24 IT & Programming II 12 71,705 PGK
25 Public Sector 6 71,705 PGK
26 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 3 69,894 PGK
27 Insurance 1 69,894 PGK
28 Education & University 18 69,170 PGK
29 Military 1 66,997 PGK
30 Security & Fireguard 2 48,527 PGK
31 Salesmen & Saleswomen 2 47,079 PGK
32 Organization & Coordination 2 39,836 PGK
33 Agriculture & Fishing 3 36,214 PGK
34 Customer Services 1 21,728 PGK

Careers / Papua New Guinea (Gross PGK)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Director 4 309,637 PGK
2 General Manager 3 291,891 PGK
3 Chartered Accountant 3 267,627 PGK
4 Sales Manager 4 258,574 PGK
5 Manager 12 240,466 PGK
6 Other Engineer Career 3 216,564 PGK
7 Finance Manager 2 215,840 PGK
8 Project Manager 2 215,478 PGK
9 Branch Manager 4 212,943 PGK
10 Civil Engineer 4 182,885 PGK
11 Bank Manager 2 180,712 PGK
12 IT Manager 10 171,296 PGK
13 Other Finance Career 4 155,723 PGK
14 Hotel Manager 3 154,999 PGK
15 CEO 2 153,913 PGK
16 Human Resources Manager 15 152,826 PGK
17 Other Management Career 9 137,978 PGK
18 Purchaser 2 137,616 PGK
19 Private Practice Lawyer 3 136,892 PGK
20 Doctor 3 135,081 PGK
21 CPA - Certified Public Accountant 9 126,027 PGK
22 Account Manager 4 123,492 PGK
23 Audit Manager 9 120,957 PGK
24 Community Manager 2 118,784 PGK
25 Other IT Career 3 118,060 PGK
26 Other Aviation & Shipping Career 4 116,249 PGK
27 Construction Engineer 3 99,590 PGK
28 Human Resource 5 96,693 PGK
29 Business Development Manager 3 94,882 PGK
30 Other Public Sector Career 4 88,364 PGK
31 Technician 5 83,656 PGK
32 Construction Manager 2 83,656 PGK
33 Electrical Engineer 3 83,294 PGK
34 Logistics Coordinator 3 81,121 PGK
35 Lecturer 7 78,948 PGK
36 Pharmacist 3 78,224 PGK
37 IT Coordinator 3 76,413 PGK
38 Lawyer 5 76,051 PGK
39 Oil & Gas Technician 2 75,689 PGK
40 Operations Manager 3 74,964 PGK
41 Accountant 6 74,602 PGK
42 Engineer 14 72,429 PGK
43 Software Developer 5 67,359 PGK
44 Business Development Coordinator 3 66,273 PGK
45 Human Resource Administrator 3 64,824 PGK
46 Other Human Resource Career 7 63,738 PGK
47 Human Resource Coordinator 3 57,943 PGK
48 Web Developer 2 52,511 PGK
49 Network Specialist 2 52,511 PGK
50 Office Administrator 3 51,425 PGK
51 Preschool Teacher 2 49,252 PGK
52 Other Administration Career 4 47,079 PGK
53 Mechanical Engineer 2 46,717 PGK
54 Data Coordinator 2 38,749 PGK
55 Agriculture Technician 2 35,128 PGK
56 Junior Accountant 2 34,041 PGK
57 Computer Engineer 2 23,901 PGK
58 Editor 2 22,453 PGK

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Customs Officer
Posted 15 November 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 68,400 PGK

Process And Procedure Auditing
Posted 19 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- High School 0-1 Year Basic 36,000 PGK

Community Engagement Manager
Posted 14 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 123,300 PGK

Lecturer
Posted 22 May 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 72,500 PGK

Nurse Manager
Posted 29 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years Advanced 80,100 PGK

Country Manager
Posted 12 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 310,900 PGK

Laboratory Technician
Posted 16 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 30,700 PGK

Compliance Manager
Posted 06 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 61,300 PGK

Accounts Receivable Officer
Posted 08 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 4-8 Years Advanced 76,200 PGK

Accountant
Posted 06 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 27,600 PGK

Depot Manager
Posted 06 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 117,500 PGK

Building Engineer
Posted 03 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 98,100 PGK

Human Resource Coordinator
Posted 16 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 2-4 Years Advanced 42,800 PGK

Web Admin
Posted 15 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 0-1 Year Intermediate 45,800 PGK

Civil Engineer
Posted 26 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 34,700 PGK

Aviation Regulator
Posted 24 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Expert 152,900 PGK

Accounting
Posted 25 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 4-8 Years Intermediate 81,500 PGK

Company Accountant
Posted 17 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 107,000 PGK

Human Resources Manager
Posted 04 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years Advanced 150,800 PGK

Demand And Supply Planning Manager
Posted 29 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 159,500 PGK

People Mobility Coordinator
Posted 21 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 49,000 PGK

Senior Auditor
Posted 13 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 185,100 PGK

Tax Trainee
Posted 08 June 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 37,100 PGK

Maintenance Supervisor
Posted 19 May 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Some College 1-2 Years Intermediate 31,600 PGK

Full-stack Developer
Posted 24 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 61,500 PGK

Infrastructure Enineer
Posted 06 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years n/a 52,300 PGK

Financial Controller
Posted 04 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 90,300 PGK

Ict Manager
Posted 21 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Masters Degree 16-20 Years n/a 69,800 PGK

Accounts Manager
Posted 16 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 153,900 PGK

General Manager
Posted 08 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Masters Degree 20+ Years n/a 148,600 PGK

Front End Full Stack Developer
Posted 01 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 61,500 PGK

Front End Full Stack Developer
Posted 01 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 84,900 PGK

Head Of Sales & Marketing
Posted 03 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 20+ Years n/a 152,300 PGK

Backend Developer
Posted 30 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 69,000 PGK

Manager Settlements
Posted 29 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a 171,000 PGK

Director
Posted 10 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 16-20 Years n/a 127,400 PGK

Engineering And Maintenance Manager
Posted 10 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 101,900 PGK

It Manager
Posted 12 October 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 63,100 PGK

Project Engineer (junior)
Posted 05 October 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a 61,500 PGK

Intelligence Officer
Posted 26 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 8-12 Years n/a 66,900 PGK

Tos Manager
Posted 21 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 70,100 PGK

Sales Coordinator
Posted 21 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 58,400 PGK

Accounting Officer
Posted 20 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 4-8 Years n/a 47,800 PGK

Support Technician
Posted 18 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby High School 4-8 Years n/a 25,500 PGK

Air Traffic Services Assistant
Posted 05 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a 55,900 PGK

Medical Laboratory Technologist/scientist
Posted 29 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a 40,400 PGK

Finance Manager
Posted 20 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a 201,400 PGK

Work Skills Facilitator
Posted 29 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Some College 8-12 Years n/a 95,600 PGK

Site And Office Engineer
Posted 09 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Port Moresby Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 87,100 PGK

Clinical Health Extension Officer
Posted 27 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a 85,700 PGK

ECONOMY / Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea's economy depending on agriculture.The most of Papua New Guinea's workers make money with agriculture. Country exports more than 75 percent of mineral sources like gold, cooper and oil.

Papua New Guinea's economy has support from World Bank aid and from Australia.

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